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The Sony Corporation has announced that Jim Ryan will be assuming the role of president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment beginning April 1. Jim Ryan has been serving as deputy president of Sony Interactive Entertainment since January 2018. John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera, the current president and CEO of the division, will become deputy president of SIE. Jim Ryan will report directly to Sony Corporation president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. “Based on extensive discussions with John [Kodera], I have decided to change the management structure of SIE to ensure sustainable evolution of the PlayStation platform and further growth of the network area,” said Yoshida. Ryan has spent 25 years at the company, first joining Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (then SCEE) in 1994. European readers may know him from his time as president of SIEE, and the face of the company at various European, and UK events. More recently, Ryan made the infamous “Why would anybody play … [Read more...] about Jim Ryan appointed president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment

God of War PS4 received almost universal critical acclaim and achieved record-breaking sales milestones for exclusives on the console. For that reason, we’re sure that no one would have thought Sony Interactive Entertainment president Shuhei Yoshida could ever say that he was “horrified” after playing the game. That did happen, and what makes this revelation even more shocking is that it happened just six months before the game eventually launched in April 2018. Let that sink in. According to God of War PS4 game director Cory Barlog (as reported by GamesIndustry.biz), Sony Santa Monica decided to release a demo of the game ahead of the PlayStation Experience expo in December 2017. The purpose of this was to inspire the development team to focus on completing the game. However, this also meant that they had to invite Yoshida over to the studio and try out the game for himself. Unfortunately, Barlog never did receive Yoshida’s feedback in person. This was due to … [Read more...] about God of War PS4 “Horrified” Sony Interactive President Shuhei Yoshida Six Months Before Launch

The Japanese arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment certainly knows how to create funny commercials, especially when Densha Otoko star Takayuki Yamada is involved. Just a couple of weeks ago, the house of PlayStation launched a hilarious ad in which Yamada-san basically coerces his younger colleagues into buying Monster Hunter World to play with him, and today he is back in the same role. This time around one of his younger colleagues tells him that “Monster Hunter World is super-realistic, isn’t it?” and Yamada-san starts to imitate the iconic monsters from the game. We get his hilarious impression of Nergigante, Kulu-Ya-Ku, Paolumu, and Diablos, until the film crew finally manages to hunt him down. You can check the video out below (you have limited time, as Sony tends to remove Yamada-san’s ads after a while, probably for contractual reasons), alongside a making-of. You can also watch the most recent gameplay from a couple of days ago, … [Read more...] about Monster Hunter World Commercial By Sony Is Hilarious As Usual

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment reached out with a press release announcing that Head of Global Sales and Marketing of SIE and President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Jim Ryan has been named Deputy President of Sony Interactive Entertainment as a whole. The change is effective immediately and Ryan will work together with recently-promoted President John Kodera to further “promote and accelerate” the PlayStation business on a worldwide scale. The press release included a statement by Ryan, expressing the commitment to continue to deliver “unique entertainment offerings that are only possible on PlayStation.” “It’s a huge honor to be named a Deputy President of SIE. I’m looking forward to leveraging the experience that I have at PlayStation, both in Europe and also in leading Global Sales and Marketing, to support John Kodera as SIE strives to further expand the PlayStation business globally. Together with all our … [Read more...] about Jim Ryan Named Sony Interactive Entertainment’s New Deputy President

The final countdown for the most awaited game of 2018 has begun. Rumors say that the God of War release date will be some time in March, probably 22 or 23 of the month. Now Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Asia Localization Producer Chris Ashimine confirms that you’ll know soon when you’ll be able to play the next chapter of the God of War saga. During a recent talk with weekly Japanese Famitsu magazine, Ashimine, who is responsible for the Japanese localization of the game for Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Asia, has given some useful information about the game’s content and quality of location. One of the things he talked about was a possible announcement of God of War release date in the near future. According to his sayings, the team will have the chance to reveal the release date pretty soon. A few weeks back, the North American PlayStation Store has leaked a March 22nd God of War release date which is within the window Sony has … [Read more...] about Sony Producer Confirms That God Of War Release Date Will Be Announced Soon